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Toyota Seeking Top Talent: Tightwads Only Need Apply

By Jon Miller - March 26th, 2006

There have been several articles over the last year pointing out the challenge Toyota is facing as they expand overseas to find good people. The Toyota’s Challenge: Growing the Talent points out that Toyota is growing faster than the

The Link Between Gemba Kaizen and Human Resource Development

By Jon Miller - March 9th, 2006

Nidhi Shah recently posted a question on this blog “Is there a link between Gemba kaizen and HRD personnel in an organisation?” Thanks for your question Nidhi. Kaizen and Lean manufacturing can sometimes be seen as technica

The Takt Time for Your Question is 42 Seconds

By Jon Miller - March 5th, 2006

An interesting blurb in The Detroit News today titled For Toyota Briefing, Timing’s Everything gives an example how at Toyota “… the renowned Toyota Production System is not limited to making production leaner and mor

Why GM and Ford Can’t Embrace the Toyota Way

By Jon Miller - February 16th, 2006

Who says they can’t? Dr. James Womack that’s who, in his article this week, titled Why Toyota Won. You can read it here if you have an online subscription to the WSJ or if you don’t, it’s reproduced here. I enjo

Experience Kaikaku, Day 5: What I Learned about Kaizen

By Jon Miller - February 10th, 2006

The reason we call this trip the Japan Kaikaku Experience is because this learning experience takes place in Japan and because a “kaikaku” or “transformation” happens in people’s heads by the end of the we

Experience Kaikaku, Day 4: The KTC Way

By Jon Miller - February 9th, 2006

One of the highlights of this Japan Kaikaku Experience trip was the visit to KTC. This company has more than 40 years of history making strong, high quality hand tools. They supply tire wrenches for new Toyota cars and they also make t

Experience Kaikaku, Day 3: The Thinking Behind TPS

By Jon Miller - February 8th, 2006

Toyota posted a 34% rise in third-quarter net profit, clearing $3.34 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005. This hit the news just about as we were finishing our tours of Toyota Kamigo and Tsutsumi plants. It’s easy to copy what

Experience Kaikaku, Day 2: Fun with Pipes & Joints

By Jon Miller - February 7th, 2006

In the Japan Kaikaku Experience, we emphasize practical fun! We delve into the types of pipes and joints used in construction. As an example, we showcase a parts-picking station with sensors, demonstrating pokayoke (mistake-proofing) i

Experience Kaikaku, Day 1: The Airport

By Jon Miller - February 5th, 2006

This week I will be blogging from Japan. Internet access providing, I hope to be sharing bits of wisdom we gain each day with you on what is now our 17th Japan Kaikaku Experience trip. So far I have mostly spent time between the airpor

Reflecting on Toyota’s 2,411,117 Recalls in 2005

By Jon Miller - January 20th, 2006

That’s quite a big number. It’s actually more vehicles than Toyota sold in the U.S. in 2005. It’s more than double the number for 2004. It’s not as many as some other car companies, but far from zero defects. A

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